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Where does “albergaria” come from?

albergaria (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Albergue, from Old Portuguese albergue, from Old Occitan albergue, from Medieval Latin alberga, from Proto-Germanic *harjabergu.

albergaria (Portuguese): hostel

Definitions

  1. hostel

Ancestry of “albergaria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseAlbergue—
2Old Portuguesealberguehostel
3Old Occitanalbergue—
4Medieval Latinalbergaencampment, barracks
5Proto-Germanic*harjabergu—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *harjabergu →